Historically, the Han Dynasty established "protectors" in the Western Regions decades later than now.
The Duhu was the highest official of the Han Dynasty in the Western Regions, equivalent to the "prefecture captain" in the Han region.
"Duwei" is the deputy position of the prefect of a county and is in charge of military affairs.
Its main responsibilities are to protect the territory and the country, coordinate conflicts and disputes among countries in the Western Region, stop external forces, and ensure the smooth flow of the Silk Road.
The "protectors" sent by the Han Dynasty to the Western Regions were in charge of more than thirty countries east of Dawan and south of Wusun.
In all countries, from the translator to the top, all levels of supervisors, officials, hundred chiefs, thousand chiefs, Qiqu, household, generals, ministers, and princes must wear Han seal ribbons to confirm that they are Han officials.
But in history, countries in the Western Regions maintained self-control and did not reduce their national titles, so there were many rebellions later.
Among them, Yanqi, Qiuci and other countries even sent troops to attack the Duhu Mansion, killed the Han Duhu and regained their independence.
The current situation in Chang'an is very different from that in history.
In the Battle of Hexi, the Han Dynasty defeated the Xiongnu and intimidated the countries in the Western Regions. The process consumed less energy and achieved greater results than in history. After the Western Huns surrendered completely, the emperors, including Huo Qubing, wanted to do more thorough things and completely annex the Western Regions.
Cut off their country names and do not allow subordinate countries to call themselves countries.
From then on, there was only one strong Han, and the Western Regions were all Han people.
And we must disrupt their regional gathering methods so that the countries in the Western Regions lose the basis for independence and self-control.
Of course, things have to be done step by step.
In the evening in Chang'an, the summer breeze blows slowly.
The champion's house became the liveliest place in Chang'an, with thousands of cars and horses and a cloud of guests.
In the mansion, Dong Zhongshu, Taichang Zhouping, Li Cai and others came over in advance and gathered in a side hall of the Hou Mansion.
A banquet was held in the Hou Mansion, and everyone knew the reason.
The people involved are destined to go down in history with the return of the Western Regions.
Dong Zhongshu and others showed unprecedented enthusiasm.
You must know that the return of the Western Regions to the Han Dynasty is, in a sense, equivalent to the founding of the country.
There are so many countries in the Western Region, the population, trade and other income involved, and the impact it brings is indeed no less than opening up a new country.
The process of returning to the Western Regions, being able to participate in it and share in the luck will also be of great benefit to your practice.
Dong Zhongshu even regretted not pushing for participation earlier and with greater strength.
No one in ancient and modern times has expanded a country thousands of miles apart. Except for the emperor, Huo Qubing has the greatest luck.
When the Western Regions officially return to the Han Dynasty, what will Huo Qubing gain from this?
Every time Dong Zhongshu thinks about it, his heart feels warm.
“The countries in the Western Region can be roughly divided into five regional groups due to geographical relationships.
Among them, Qiuci, Gumo, Wensu and other countries are located in the center of the Western Region. Huo Hou's actions have made these countries agree to return to the Han Dynasty. The remaining countries can be divided according to the four directions of southeast, northwest and northwest.
At present, the four kingdoms of Yanqi, Wutanzi, Cheshiqian and Cheshihou, which are located in the north, are relatively important. "
Dong Zhongshu sat in the side hall and expressed his opinion:
"Yanqi, Wu Tanzi, and Cheshi are connected to the front and rear countries, forming a barrier for Wusun. With these four countries, Wusun can be strategically contained and forced to surrender.
And Wusun is the most powerful country in the Western Region. If Wusun returns to the Han Dynasty, all other countries will follow, and they will no longer be qualified to wait and see. "
Dong Zhongshu glanced at Huo Qubing, who was in charge: "Huo Hou, do you think what I said is right?"
Huo Qubing, dressed in military uniform, said: "Master is right."
“However, it could be more direct.
Without taking practical actions, it would be difficult for the countries in the Western Regions to completely return to the Han Dynasty. Even if the situation forced them to do so, it would be difficult to find stability after returning to the Han Dynasty.
Today's banquet is actually a game. The battlefield is in the Western Regions, but the decisive victory is in Chang'an!
With Wusun's national strength, he would not surrender voluntarily. In this case, we can directly send troops to defeat it. "
Zhou Ping smiled and said: "Huo Hou thinks too simply. Not everything must be solved by using force. After all, we will rule the Western Region in the future. Using weapons rashly now is not conducive to His Majesty's rule.
The new Han from the Western Regions has some truths that need to be explained. "
"Reasonable?"
Huo Qubing said: "Taichang is because the Xiongnu were bullied by the Huns in the Western Regions. They thought they were weak and thought too well of them. In fact, the countries in the Western Regions also fought against each other in the past, and there were constant swords and swords. No one was a kind person."
Zhou Ping said: "But Your Majesty also hopes to try his best to persuade these people from the Western Regions?"
Huo Qubing: "His Majesty said that we should try not to use weapons as much as possible, but at the same time we should suppress some of them, and use both kindness and force, instead of just persuading them to surrender and negotiate with them.
If we can take back the Western Region through negotiation alone, why should we leave 40,000 troops in Yumen without taking it back?
The last word is that political power comes from the barrel of a gun, and the rest are all false. "
Zhou Ping opened his mouth.
He did not agree with Huo Qubing's suggestion of "using force" directly.
But now that the champion is so powerful, he conquered the Western Region with his single strength. Zhou Ping did not dare to refute in public and turned to Dong Zhongshu for help.
Dong Zhongshu, however, had some taste for it, and whispered twice in a low voice that the last word is that political power comes from the barrel of a gun:
"This is correct. Our negotiations and cooperation with the countries in the Western Region are indeed based on the premise of strong force.
If Huo Hou hadn't defeated the Xiongnu first, no leader of the Western Regions would have taken the initiative to come to Chang'an.
So, Huo Hou has other arrangements? "
Huo Qubing nodded: "It's almost time. People from all the countries in the Western Region have gathered together. Let's go out too."
…
Mu Heche was an envoy from Yanqi, one of the thirty-six kingdoms in the Western Regions, to Chang'an.
He was riding in a chariot and had just arrived at the gate of the Champion Hou's Mansion.
Coming next to him in the same car was Asher, the envoy of Wu Tan Zi.
There are also the kings of the two countries, the former country and the latter country.
This time when the countries from the Western Regions came to Chang'an as envoys, not all of them came personally.
Some are important figures in their respective countries second only to the king, and can represent the opinions of the king to a certain extent.
Muheche and Asher are two of them.
The four countries of Yanqi, Wutanzi, Cheshiqian and Cheshihou were adjacent to each other in the Western Region.
In the Western Region, Yanqi's national power was second only to Wusun and Qiuci, and roughly equal to Gumo, ranking among the top five.
Yanqi is located to the north of Qiuci, and Pulei, which was defeated by the Han, is due east of Yanqi.
The Kingdom of Cheshi Qian and the Kingdom of Cheshi Hou are located between Pulei and Yanqi.
Further north from Yanqi is Wutanzi.
In other words, Yanqi and Wutanzi are connected by a cross section, located east of Wusun, a country with a huge border.
If the Han wanted to attack Wusun and send troops from east to west, they could either choose to go to Qiuci and Gumo first, and then push to the north. Either they have to pass through Yanqi and Wutanzi, otherwise they will not be able to threaten Wusun.
The geographical proximity allowed Yanqi's envoy Muhe to chariot, together with Wu Tanzi's envoy Asher, to chariot the kings of the countries before and after him. The four of them worked together to advance and retreat together in the Western Regions' surrender to the Han Dynasty.
Mu Heche is nearly fifty years old. He is short and stocky, with dark skin and very deep nasolabial folds on his face, showing his extraordinary decisiveness.
The four people in the car arrived at the Champion's Mansion. Before getting off, Mu Heche said to the other three people:
“The emperor of the Han people wants all the countries in the Western Region to surrender to me, but he doesn’t want to give him any benefits.
You all need to remember that only by standing together can we make the situation work in our favor and we must not compromise easily. "
The other three nodded. This was something they had discussed on the way to Han.
"Let's go in first and then look at the situation."
The four people got out of the car and were led into the Hou Mansion by the servants.
The Marquis Mansion was as spacious as a small city in the Western Regions, and its magnificence was unprecedented in the Western Regions, which was an eye-opener for several people.
The venue for the banquet in the mansion is located in the front hall of the Marquis Mansion and the viewing lake area connected to it.
As the host, Huo Qubing came to the front hall where the banquet was held. Seventy-eight percent of the guests had already arrived.
The palace is built with huge and thick wooden beams. It has a square shape and the top wall is three feet high from the ground. It looks impressive.
At this time, the front hall and the two side halls on the left and right, which were used for entertaining guests, were full of people.
Dong Zhongshu, Zhou Ping, Li Cai and others came out first and had a pleasant conversation with Gumo, Qiuci and other state leaders who were inclined to defect to the Han.
Envoys from various countries, heads of state, and civil and military officials of the Han Dynasty also sat on low seats and talked nearby.
"Master Hou."
When Huo Qubing came out, regardless of their origins, hundreds of people in the hall stood up to perform the ceremony at the same time.
After Huo Qubing sat down at the main seat, the others followed him and sat down again.
Roshna was wearing a red and yellow skirt, with bright eyebrows and was sitting on the lower left side of Huo Qubing.
Next to him are the kings of Qiuci, Gumo, Wensu and other countries, roughly in the order of coming to Chang'an.
Roshna can be said to have contributed a lot to the fact that these kings came in person.
In the Western Region, it also has Qiuci as its core and radiates to the surrounding areas, and has the greatest influence on the above countries.
Huo Qubing first started a conversation with Roshna:
"The Han Dynasty and the countries in the Western Regions are united. Roshna, you are the original promoter. Your Majesty asked me to convey his gratitude to you."
Roshna said with a smile: "It is our country in the Western Regions that should thank Your Majesty and Marquis Huo for driving away the Huns, so that our countries in the Western Regions can avoid their suffering."
After she finished speaking, she was stunned because Huo Qubing actually spoke the language of the Western Regions.
The language of the Western Regions during the Han Dynasty belongs to the Serbian language of the Indo-European language family.
With Huo Qubing's powerful spiritual mind and near photographic memory, it is not difficult to learn a language.
"I don't know when Huo Hou learned the language I use in the Western Region." Roshna said with a smile.
I've known it for a long time. I have nothing to do to eavesdrop on your private chat... Huo Qubing smiled:
"Have been learning for a while."
After that, he turned to the topic: "Your Majesty's intention, you should be very clear. Since it is inevitable to join the Han Dynasty, the sooner the better. If someone wants to join peacefully in the future, they may not have a chance."
The conversation between Huo Qubing and Roshna attracted everyone else's attention.
The envoys from various countries in the Western Regions looked at each other.
"The words of the Han champion sound like a threat to us. If we join too late, will Han use force?"
The person who spoke was the envoy of Yanqi, Mu Hecha, who was sitting opposite Roshna and to the lower right of Huo Qubing.
After he opened his mouth, Asher, the Wutanzi envoy on the other side, answered:
"If we don't want to join the Han, the Han will use force. So what's the difference between the Han and the Huns? How dare we hand over the lives of our people and our lives to the Han?
Think about the Xiongnu, the champion of the Han Dynasty, and you will know that we people in the Western Regions are not a tribe like sheep that dare not resist. "
Asher's words were soft but hard at the same time.
Comparing the Han and the Huns means that the Huns wanted to oppress us, so we cooperated with you, the Han people, to drive away the Huns.
Looking at the Xiongnu, we know that the Western Regions will not be bullied by the Han people.
The underlying meaning of these words revealed the intentions of Asher, Mu Heche and others, which was to put the Han on the same opposite side as the Xiongnu.
After Asher finished speaking, he looked around, looking a little complacent.
The two charioteers sitting under him are the former and the rear kingdoms, the two kings.
At this time, the tall and thin Xu Mao, the leader of Cheshi's former country, also said: "Although our countries in the Western Regions are not as vast as the Han Dynasty in terms of land and resources, all countries are of the same mind and will never let others bully them."
Huo Qubing said calmly: "You asked me to refer to the Huns, that's a good idea.
As far as I know, when the Xiongnu were in charge of the Western Regions, they would ask for horses, wheat, jujubes, grapes, pears, cypress fruits, and dried fish from Wutanzi, Yanqi, which are abundant in your country. They are all close to rivers and are rich in fish. One of the main foods eaten by the people is fish).
In countries like yours, more than half of all kinds of products are taken away by the Huns every year.
And thousands of your own citizens die of starvation every year because they don’t have enough to eat. "
Huo Qubing's eyes were like sharp blades, and he stared at Asher and the Cheshi King from across the table:
"The Huns have a small group of thirty soldiers in the country in front of your Cheshi. Any pretty woman in your country may be raped by these Huns soldiers.
But you didn't dare to resist afterwards. Thirty Huns soldiers overwhelmed your chariot division and brought shame to the whole country. "
"Let's talk about Wu Tan Zi, your country is not only rich in products, rich in BMWs, but also has a martial custom and many skilled warriors. At the beginning of the Xiongnu rule in the Western Regions, Wu Tan Zi's strong men often fought back.
But later, the Xiongnu sent troops to massacre Wutanzi, and even your ruler in Wutanzi was humiliated by the Huns in public. They also told you, Wutanzi people, that in the future, whenever the Xiongnu loses one person in your country, you will be asked to pay for it with a hundred people.
Wu Tanzi surrendered to the Huns from then on and did not dare to rebel again.
You asked me to compare it to the Huns, because you think that my big man is too gentle towards your chariot master, Wu Tan Zi, right? "
Wu Tanzi's envoy Asher'er and the head of the Cheshi Kingdom were all stunned. They didn't expect Huo Qubing to know so much about their affairs.
Little did they know that the Hunxie tribe and the Chief Tu tribe surrendered to Huo Qubing.
They have controlled the Western Region for many years and have a clear understanding of the situation in each country. They have already informed Huo Qubing frankly.
After Asher finished speaking, he felt a little proud.
At this time, he was with the leader of Cheshi Kingdom, blushing and ashamed.
The two of them were stunned and fidgety by Huo Qubing's few words.
Huo Qubing glanced at the crowd and said, "Your Majesty asked Master Dong and Taichang to have peace talks with you. I, a big man, have always been very polite. This is the difference between us and the Huns.
If you mistake the gentleness and generosity of my big man for being easy to bully, I will show you the bloody methods of my Han army to defeat the Xiongnu. "
Everyone was trembling slightly.
Because not long ago, it was Huo Qubing who led the troops to defeat all the Xiongnu tribes, killing all the Xiongnu tribes and taking prisoners from all the Xiongnu tribes.
The hundreds of people from all over the world in the hall were taken by its momentum and suddenly became quiet and silent.
After a while, Yanqi envoy Mu Heche narrowed his eyes and said, "What Huo Hou said reminds me of the Huns in those days, who also said the same thing.
I wonder if Huo Hou has ever thought about it, where are the backs of my Yanqi and Wu Tanzi connected? "
Huo Qubing whispered softly: "So what if your two countries are connected to Wusun? Are you trying to tell me that you are being pushed into a hurry? You want to cooperate with Wusun and dare to launch an army with me, the Han Dynasty?"
Say it yourself again and I'll listen! "
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